1. There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil. -Ayn Rand

2. “Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.” -Margaret Thatcher

3. If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards. -Paul Bryant One may be humble out of pride. -Michael de Montaigne These people are all hoping for a job… Do you think they would be great candidates? Why or why not?

4. It is not the broken heart that kills, but broken pride. -Gilbert Parker I pride myself on being kind. -Katherine Heigl If first impressions were all that counted, who would you hire here?

5. I obviously take a lot of pride in what I do on the football field, because that has the ability to influence a lot of people. That puts smiles on people's faces. That gives people a pep in their step on Monday morning when they go back to work. -Drew Brees It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so. -George Bernanos Let’s take a look at an article in the New York Times… http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/health/07mind.html

6. A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It's all a matter of pride. -Nancy Lopez There is but one pride pardonable; that of being above doing a base or dishonorable action. -Samuel Richardson Who do you want to be? Which words do you want people to use to describe you? -Professional-Lazy -Creative-Inattentive to Detail -Hard Working-Slovenly -Kind-Cruel -Motivating-A buzz kill -Energetic-Tired The choice is yours, but it has to be made every day, all the time.

7. If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you. -Lord Chesterfield Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love. -Jose Bergamin So how much do you care about your own future? What things will you never do because they will be practicing for your ultimate failure? What things will you always do because they will be practicing for your ultimate success?

8. That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood. -Sylvester Stallone And the icing on the cake for me is to be able to walk around with pride, feeling that the product you put out is worthy of being watched. -Christoher Meloni What is your moral code? Since when do morals only apply to being kind or not? Decide who you want to be and create a code that gets you there.

9. Discipline is based on pride, on meticulous attention to details, and on mutual respect and confidence. Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of the goal or the fear of failure. -Gary Ryan Blair I pride myself on breaking any box that anyone wants to put me in. -Ryan Kwanten

10. What is pride? A rocket that emulates the stars. -William Wordsworth Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves. And if we fail, we get back up and try again. It's what we do. It's who we are. -Mitch McConnell

11. Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself. -Paul Bryant A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. -Ayn Rand

12. Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values. -Ayn Rand “It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.” -Patrick Rothfuss

13. “We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.” -Patrick Rothfuss